Foul ground reported in Persian Gulf off Qatar at 25-07.69N 052-53.09E, requiring anchor with 2.5 shackle chain.
Persian Gulf · HYDROPAC 319/25
What this record establishes
Listed in force
The latest collected record lists this warning as active. This is the status of the notice, not a live observation of conditions at the location.
- Source and dates
- NGA MSI in-force warnings (DailyMem*.txt). Issued 2025-02-07 15:54Z. First collected 2026-08-17 13:41Z; last seen in collection 2026-10-01 05:17Z. Collection dates record ingestion, not a new incident or a fresh field observation.
- Location covered
- Persian Gulf. The parsed report position is 25.128, 52.885. It is a position in the source message, not a live location. Check the original wording for limits and qualifications.
- issued
- 2025-02-07 15:54Z
- status
- Listed in force
- sea
- Persian Gulf
- position
- 25.128, 52.885
- nearest port
- Doha · 73 nm
- source
- NGA MSI in-force warnings (DailyMem*.txt) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:41Z
Original warning text
PERSIAN GULF. QATAR. DNC 10. FOUL GROUND, ANCHOR WITH 2.5 SHACKLE CHAIN REPORTED IN 25-07.69N 052-53.09E.
Reading this warning
- DNC (Digital Nautical Chart)
- A reference to one of the regions of NGA's Digital Nautical Chart, used to tell the reader which charts a warning affects.
- Position (degrees and minutes)
- How warnings write positions: degrees, a hyphen, then minutes, with N/S and E/W — 49-40.8N 003-43.8W.
Conditions at the position · now
loading…
MET Norway · NOAA WaveWatch III · HYCOM · GEBCO 2020 · model data at the centroid, not an observation
Collected reports in this area · wrecks & obstructions
87 within 180 nm since 1995 · 2 in the last 12 months · 3 listed in force now
Counts include repeat notices about the same situation. NGA archive coverage ends 2024-05; live collection began 2026-08-17. The period between them is incomplete. An empty year is not evidence that no hazards occurred.
- 12.9 meter depths reported in borouge channel 24-09.00N 052-45.20E2026-02-16
- Obstruction reported in 25-19.55N 055-14.79E2025-10-19
- Dangerous wreck, least depth 19 meters in 26-26.22N 051-36.64E2024-11-01
- Dangerous wreck in 25-35.02N 054-51.15E2024-09-16
- Partially submerged wreck in vicinity 25-11.64N 054-10.12E2024-02-19
- Dangerous wreck in 26-36.25N 050-27.95E2023-11-06
Month of issue in the collected archive
All available years combined. Uneven collection and repeat bulletins affect these counts; this chart does not measure the seasonality or probability of incidents.
Nearby notices listed in force · within 120 nm
- Zaqqum buoy in 25-06.56N 053-25.06ENav aids · 29 nm
- RACON at dalma buoy 24-32.51N 052-27.85E inoperativeNav aids · 42 nm
- 12.9 meter depths reported in borouge channel 24-09.00N 052-45.20EWrecks · 59.2 nm
- Partially submerged wreck in vicinity 25-11.64N 054-10.12EWrecks · 69.9 nm
- Survey operations 18 sep until further notice by M/V fugro resilience in area bound by 26-33.31N 051-04.86E,…Surveys · 74 nm
- Survey operations in progress until further notice by M/V halul 41 in area bound by 26-23.34N 051-47.10E,…Surveys · 82.2 nm
- Pipeline operations 10 aug thru 10 nov by vessel barge derrick barge 30 in area bound by 26-31.70N…Cable ops · 88.3 nm
- Pipeline operations 18 sep until further notice by barge mc dermott in area bound by 25-59.10N 051-36.60E,…Cable ops · 90.2 nm
- Bh jacket light fl(r) 4 sec temporarily established in 26-38.41N 051-56.90ENav aids · 103.9 nm
- Mooring buoy established in 26-38.47N 051-55.82ENav aids · 104.5 nm
- Wave rider buoy, fl 5 y 10 sec, temporarily established in 26-39.57N 051-57.22ENav aids · 104.8 nm
- Underwater operations in progress until further notice by M/V HYSY289 in area bound by 26-41.99N 051-53.26E,…Surveys · 105.1 nm
Worldwide in the collected sources
40 wrecks & obstructions listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-10-01 05:28Z; source collection times vary.
Wrecks
Dangerous wrecks, shoals and submerged obstructions. All current wrecks & obstructions →
Not for navigation. This is a re-rendering of an official navigational warning for awareness; mariners must use official NAVAREA broadcasts and their national MSI service.